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Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 713 - 10/20/2005

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Morocco : Independence Day Celebration- in Paris

After French firms won a flurry of contracts in Morocco during prime minister Dominique de Villepin's visit in September, preparations are now underway to mark the 50th anniversary of the country's independence on Nov. (...) [321 words] [$4.7]

UNITED KINGDOM/LIBYA

UK/Libya Extradition Pact

London has come under pressure from NGOs following the signing of an accord between the Foreign Office and Libya to extradite suspected terrorists. (...)

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TDA training Algerians in port security

A nine-member delegation from Algeria's port authority will visit the United States between Nov. (...) [88 words] [$1.5]

Lighting up Dunhills

The cigarette mark Dunhill recently made its debut on the Algerian market. (...) [58 words] [$1.5]

BHP Billiton looks at Gara Djebilet iron

The mining giant BHP Billiton could submit a bid in a tender to develop the Gara Djebilet iron deposit in the south-west of the country. (...) [52 words] [$1.5]

When will dinar become fully convertible?

The International Monetary Fund, which will submit its final report on consultations with Algeria concerning Article IV in early 2006, is expected to urge the authorities to make the dinar fully convertible for everyday trade transactions. (...) [76 words] [$1.5]

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Total Maroc feels the squeeze

Maghreb Confidential understands that the managing director of Total Maroc, Dimitri Xylilas, seized the occasion of a lunch organized on Oct. (...) [109 words] [$1.5]

Inter Mediterranean call center forum in January

The Mediterranean Forum of Call and Telecommunications Centers (FIMCAT in its French initials) will be held in Casablanca on Jan. (...) [62 words] [$1.5]

tunis

Ben Ali prepares his succession

President Zine el Abedine Ben Ali discreetly ratified a new bill (No. (...) [120 words] [$1.5]

A new Cyberpark?

The Bechir Doghri group plans to invest in building a new private Cyberpark in Tunisia. (...) [51 words] [$1.5]

tripoli

Ubifrance meeting on business climate

Lawyers and tax experts will speak out more than corporate chiefs at a meeting on the business environment in Libya sponsored by Ubifrance in Paris on Nov. (...) [124 words] [$1.5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Passavant/Roediger Anlagenbau
	Passavant/Roediger Anlagenbau (Germany) has been contracted to build a water purification station at Timgad in Algeria. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Enima Aqualia
	Enima Aqualia, a Spanish consortium, has won the contract to build a desalination unit at Mostaganem in Algeria. (...) [40 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Sotubi
	Sotubi, a Tunisian group in which Danone has just increased its stake from 20 to 40%, is going to form a joint venture with the French group to build a biscuit unit in Algeria. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	TUI
	TUI, the German tour operator, plans to open two new hotels in Tunisia. (...) [67 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	IMBank
	IMBank, based in Tunis, is poised to open two representative offices in Algeria and Libya. (...) [16 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/CANADA
	Setirail/Tecsult
	Setirail/Tecsult (Algeria/Canada) has been contracted by Algeria's SNTF to monitor and supervise work on the new Tizi Ouzou-Oues Aissi railway line in Kabylia. (...) [49 words] [$1.5]


	ITALY
	Saipem
	Saipem (Italy) has landed its first contract for a number of years in Algeria to build a power station. (...) [47 words] [$1.5]

WHO'S WHO


	ITALY/LIBYA
	Gianfranco Fini
	Italian foreign minister Gianfranco Fini voiced displeasure over Libya's decision to re-instate Oct. (...) [47 words] [$1.5]


	UNITED STATES/LIBYA
	James Jones
	General James Jones, commander of allied forces in Europe, is examining the idea of including Libya in the U. (...) [90 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA/EUROPE/MOROCCO
	Franco Frattini
	The European commissioner for immigration, Franco Frattini, is trying to organize a Moroccan-Algerian summit meeting to defuse tension between the two countries concerning the massive arrival of illicit African immigrants in Morocco via Algeria. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Denis Cassat
	A graduate of France's political sciences institute and a former geographic consultant to Agence Francaise de Developpement concerning Ghana and Nigeria, Denis Cassat was named director of AFD's office in Algiers in September. (...) [76 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Tijani Haddad
	Tourism minister Tijani Haddad, who is the son-in-law of former prime minister Hamed Karoui (now first vice president of the ruling RCD party and head of the Sousse lobby) owns a printing works that puts out five publications, including Tunis News and Tourisme Hebdo, as well as a hotel in Hammamet. (...) [79 words] [$1.5]